Sam,
Regarding the turnout, there were over 60 people signed up from both locations and only 25 actually made the effort to show up
It blows me away that here in the lower mainland we have a strong interest in marine keeping and there should have been at least 3-4 times the turnout! It's not everyday that someone with this kind of experience and knowledge drops into town period
As for short notice or other plans- well sometimes plans have to be broken in order to accomodate other unexpected events.
As for space, the meeting was held in-store at the Coqouitlam location which could have easily held a larger turnout. The staff moved displays to accomadate the sign-up list and I'm sure if the list grew larger, then Grant would have made more room, or for that matter if the event showed a large amount of interest then I'm sure Grant could have held the meeting someplace else like a meeting room at a nearby hotel or something.
The simply fact of the matter is there's too many people that want reef/fish meetings, but then when there is one held they don't make the effort to show up 